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Villisca, IA Road Trips

Plan drives from Villisca, IA with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

Downtown Villisca, IA, IA

Photo: Tom Fisk

Trip Routes

3

Longest Drive

279.1 mi

Davenport, IA

Quickest Drive

4h 24m

Iowa City, IA

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Villisca, IA by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

1,004

Median Income

$58,469

Median Home Value

$74,100

Median Age

47.2

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Notable People from Villisca, IA

A sampling of people born in Villisca, IA.

Judd Holdren

Judd Holdren

1915–1974

American actor (1915-1974)

Landmarks & Historic Sites

Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Villisca, IA.

Josiah B. and Sara Moore House

Josiah B. and Sara Moore House

Villisca, Iowa, NRHP-listed

National Register of Historic Places listed place

City data from Wikidata (Q639077), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Villisca, IA

Villisca is a city in Southwest Iowa.

Villisca Axe Murder House, 323 E 4th St, ☏ +1 712 621-4291. Walk-in daytime tours available Mar 1-Nov 1 1PM-4PM daily, overnight tours available all year. This 1908 house was the site of the grisly Villisca Axe Murders in 1912, in which Josiah and Sarah Moore and their four children were bludgeoned to death. The crime was never solved. Daytimes tours $10 adults, $5 children 7-11 and seniors 65+. Overnight sleepovers/tours $400 for up to six people.

D & D Bar & Grill, 307 E 4th St, ☏ +1 712 826-9342. Casey's Carry Out Pizza, 309 N U Ave, ☏ +1 712 826-2033.

There are campsites with electrical outlets at Hacklebarney Woods County Park, which is near the junction of US Highways 34 and 71.

US Highway 71 runs north-south along the west side of town. US Highway 34 runs east-west about 3 miles north of town.

Travel tips adapted from Villisca on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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